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Rubens Artworks

who was peter paul rubens?

In addition to being a prolific artist, Rubens was a diplomat and a well-read humanist scholar, which led to him being knighted by Philip IV of Spain and Charles I of England.

voluptuous female nudes

Rubens became very well-known for the way he depicted women in his paintings, as he mainly chose to paint soft-bodied and curvaceous women.

MOVEMENT

Through his manipulation of the human form, Rubens was able to create captivating paintings that were filled with vigor and action.

TOP rubens paintings

#1

Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Lerma (1603)

#2

Honeysuckle Bower (1609)

#3

The Raising of the Cross (1610 – 1611)

#4

Massacre of the Innocents (1611 – 1612)

#5

The Hippopotamus Hunt (1615 – 1616)

#6

The Head of Medusa (c. 1617 – 1618)

#7

The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus (c. 1618)

#8

Prometheus Bound (1618)

#9

Marie de’ Medici cycle (1622 – 1624)

#10

The Adoration of the Magi (1624)

#11

Venus and Adonis (1635 – 1638)

#12

The Three Graces (1639)